Dale Gillespie
{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Orphan|date=November 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dale Gillespie
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Inverness, Scotland
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = → Elgin City (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2012
| clubs3 = Nairn County
| years4 = 2012–2017
| clubs4 = Brora Rangers
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = Rothes
| years6 = 2018–
| clubs6 = Brora Rangers
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17:00, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
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Dale Gillespie (born 19 June 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|BroraRan}} club Brora Rangers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northern-times.co.uk/sport/league-cup-draw-was-toughest-possible-for-brora-rangers-says-dale-gillespie-209870/|title=Dale Gillespie says Betfred League Cup draw with Hibernian, Dundee, Cove Rangers and Forfar Athletic was the toughest Brora Rangers could have been given|date=21 August 2020 |publisher=northern-times.co.uk}}
Playing career
Gillespie started his career as a youth player at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He spent the second half of the 2008–2009 season on loan at Elgin City, making 17 appearances for the Black and Whites. Despite being an unused substitute on 4 October 2008 against Dundee United, he left the club in 2009 without making a single first-team appearance.{{cite web|title=Dundee Utd 2 Inverness CT 1 League (SPL)|url=https://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1010|website=Arab Archive|date=4 October 2008}}{{cite web|title=STENHOUSEMUIR FC V ELGIN CITY|url=https://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/match/stenhousemuir-fc-v-elgin-city-2/|website=Stenhousemuir FC|date=31 January 2009}}{{cite web|title=History 2008–2009 – ICTFC – Inverness Caledonian Thistle|url=https://ictfc.com/history-2008-2009|website=Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC}}
The midfielder signed for Nairn County in 2009 and spent 3 seasons at the Wee County.{{cite web|title=Nairn advance after extra time|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/nairn-advance-after-extra-time-122368/|website=Inverness Courier|date=5 March 2012}}
He signed for Brora Rangers in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/1535666/gillespie-excited-to-reunite-with-mackay-at-brora/|title=Dale Gillespie excited to reunite with former team-mate Steven Mackay|date=7 August 2018 |publisher=pressandjournal.co.uk}} Gillespie joined Rothes in 2017 but returned to the Cattachs in 2018.{{cite web|title=Dale Gillespie hoping Brora can stay in title hunt as Formartine visit|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/5297545/dale-gillespie-hoping-brora-can-stay-in-title-hunt-as-formartine-visit/|website=Press and Journal|date=21 January 2023}}{{cite web|title=Yoga sessions were key for Brora Rangers player of season producing some of the best football of his career|url=https://www.northern-times.co.uk/sport/yoga-sessions-were-key-for-brora-rangers-player-of-the-seaso-272827/|website=The Northern Times|date=22 April 2022}} He aimed to return Brora to the Scottish Professional Football League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northern-times.co.uk/sport/ambitions-of-spfl-still-burn-for-brora-rangers-246179/|title=Ambitions of SPFL still burn for Brora Rangers|date=31 July 2021 |publisher=northern-times.co.uk}}
International career
Gillespie made his debut for Scotland Under 19's against Iceland on 10 September 2007.{{cite web|title=Iceland 1 – 0 Scotland|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international-matches/?mid=71580|website=Scottish FA|date=10 September 2007}} He made his second appearance the following month in a 1–0 win over Moldova.{{cite web|title=Moldova 1 – 0 Scotland|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international-matches/?mid=72209|website=Scottish FA|date=26 October 2007}}
Personal life
He stopped drinking alcohol in July 2019 and believes it has benefited his career.{{cite web|title=Brora's Dale Gillespie says lifestyle change has benefited his football career|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/3675915/broras-dale-gillespie-says-lifestyle-change-has-benefited-his-career/|website=Press and Journal|date=17 November 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=138 Dale Gillespie on Soccerbase]
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Category:Elgin City F.C. players
Category:Nairn County F.C. players
Category:Brora Rangers F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Inverness
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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